Two more about Rwanda and one Rewind.
Rwandans and the UNHCR Are Treating Refugees with Empathy
How Rwanda Makes Conservation Work for its Community
Full Frontal Rewind: Not Beeing At Home
Jul 072021
Jun 272021
Glenn Kirschner – NY DA Vance to Indict Trump Org. Will this Inspire Other Jurisdictions to Finally Indict Trump? (I guess now we know what it takes to make Glenn be a smart-ass. “Tip of the Weisselberg” indeed.)
MSNBC covered multiple aspects of the Chauvin sentencing – TRMS – Judge Sends Message With Historic Prison Sentence For Derek Chauvin
Prosecutor In Chauvin Trial: ‘Sense Of Peace’ With Sentencing
MSNBC also paid considerable attention to the Trump** saga – TRMS – Increasing Pressure Threatens To Burst Trump Bubble With Potentially Concerning Fallout
NYT: Trump Admin. Considered Using Military On Floyd Protests – The 11th Hour
Expected Charges Against Trump Org. Are Far From ‘Minuscule’ – The Last Word
Corey Ryan Forrester – An important PSA…
Beau – Let’s talk about Biden’s plan for the interpreters and more…. This is (at least mostly) good news, but it comes with a cost. We owe Beau tthanks for the warning, and need to be ready.
Jun 272021
Yesterday was strange – not that nothing happened around the nation and the world, but that so many of the things that did happen were so odd. We can blame climate change for some of it, but not for all, certainly. I think I remember that Colleen’s delayed surgery was for carpal tunnel or somethiing of the sort – if so, she may be recovering just fine but not feel up to commenting yet. I hope that’s the case, but also hope to hear soon.
Cartoon 
Short Takes – News of the Weird today!
WFAA – ‘Once you see one, you’ll see another’: Have you seen one of these worms in your yard? They’re toxic. Here’s how you deal with them.
Quote – “The way this flatworm harms our ecosystem is it eats earthworms, which are necessary for our forests, our crops…our gardens to survive,” Morgan-Olvera said, “In order for it to digest earthworms, it secretes a chemical, or a neurotoxin, and that can cause an allergic reaction on your skin if you’re handling it.”
Click through for full story, including what – and what not – to do.
NBC News – Vehicles stuck on Detroit freeways after torrential downpour
Quote – [I]t was predicted that the city would get close to two inches of rain Friday night, but nearly seven inches fell. “The intensity of these storms exceeded the design standards for pump stations and combined sewer overflow facilities serving the Detroit region,” Brown said at a press conference on Saturday. There was so much rain that there was nowhere for the water to go, he explained, other than flooding streets and basements.
Click through for more. (But there’s no such thing as climate change. Right.)
NextShark – Australian Woman Who Woke Up From Surgery With Irish Accent May Be Stuck With It for Life
Quote – This week, Yen underwent a brain scan which confirmed “nothing wrong.” But she was diagnosed with Foreign Accent Syndrome (FAS), a rare medical condition that may be triggered by neurological or psychological damage, according to speech pathologist Kirrie Ballard. “Foreign Accent Syndrome is a legitimate disorder. It’s described as a person’s speech changing, so that it sounds as though they’re speaking in a different accent to their habitual accent,” Ballard told 60 Minutes.
Click through for the story. Bizarre, but true. And it says a lot about how we humans treat each other – none of it good.
Food for Thought
Jun 212021
Glenn Kirschner seems to have taken a day off. Since he’s still at Lake Cherokee, and thcavactionwas timed to his son’s graduation, and yesterday was Fathers Day, I guess he’s allowed.
MSNBC – Rachel – “not a priority.”
The Damage Report – Guns t Disney
Now This News – Widower Plants 4,000 Trees in Memory of Late Wife(Ad at end*)
Now This News – “A giant Buddhist statue in Japan was outfitted with a custom face mask as a symbolic prayer for an end to the COVID-19 pandemic. It took 4 workers 3 hours to place the mask on the 187-ft figure while suspended from cables.”
Puppet Regime – Well, thank God it didn’t go like THIS.
Beau – Let’s talk about Madison Cawthorn’s Vietnam comparison
May 252021
Meidas Touch – Charlie Sykes
Now This News – ICYMI
Robert Reich – Danger of Collective Amnesia
Thom Hartmann – Does Too Much TV Create Dementia? Geeky Science (IMO what’s being left out of this summary is that correlation does not equal causation – and, even if it does, it can go either of two ways. I’d sooner believe that people inclined to stimulate their grey cells will seek out stimulating activits, including television.))
Now This News – Adopted woman discovers she is a princess
Beau on Tennessee’a latest anti-trans law
Keith Olbermann from yesterday evening
May 232021
Glenn Kirschner – He’s fine (in case you noticed he was not there yesterdy) – but received so many messages of concern that – well, you’ll see.
Ring of Fire – Republicans Panic As Biden Fails To Anger Their Base
Now This News – LITERAL barf bag alert – if the thought of eating insects bugs you, don’t watch.
Mrs Betty Bowers on Twitter …
Mrs. Madison Cawthorn told me that Madison fulfilling his “marital duties” should have only made him, at most, a minute late for any vote. https://t.co/uqvrzacku9
— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@BettyBowers) May 22, 2021
Beau – an amusing video addressing a misconception which would be amusing if it were not so dangerous.
Well, that was fun. Now, Beau on one aspect of leaving Afghanistan … and it needs to be said.
May 222021
Thom Hartmann – Is American Democracy in Worse Shape Than You Think?
Armageddon Update – about Aliens – in case you don’t want to watch, I’ll leave you with his concept of “lamest distraction from the insurrection ever.” I think that nails it.
Ring of Fire – Arizona Audit Descends Into Chaos As Republican Official Threatens To Arrest Her Own Party Member
Puppet Regime
Founders Sing – just for fun – no message here, ecept that excellent entertainers are time;ess.
Beau on continuing to wear masks.
May 072021
Glenn Kirschner on what to do with Bill Barr
The Lincoln Project – This message?
Meidas Touch with Michael Cohen about what might be coming
Now This News – I find this beyond scary.
Vote Vets – GA14 – Patriot
Now this News – Well, this is amusing.
Beau on Tuskegee and hesitancy (I’m afraid I needed a hanky)